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Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Weeks 260 & 261 - Prize H

And another prize to add to the pot, I hadn't realised just how many Christmas items I had squirreled away in the Playground toy box!

This is my snippets card, the snippets are the little images that I die cut and also the piece of fun foam I used to layer the card with:

I used:- 4.25" x 5.5" white card blank, tent style- a piece of white card stock, trimmed to slightly smaller than the card front- stamped a twig from the Clearly Besotted 'Rockin' Robin' stamp set, with the sentiment underneath - using Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink for both- then stamped the robin onto a little snippet of white card using Versafine 'Vintage Sepia' ink pad and added his features using the teeniest stamp ever and Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink- next I stamped his dotty red breast, using SU 'Real Red' ink- stamped the holly using SU 'Old Olive' ink and then coloured the berries using a red Whispers marker- then die cut the robin and the holly using the co-ordinating die set. The dies are 'solid' so I just die cut little templates to be sure I positioned the dies perfectly over the images - added the image panel to the card front with a layer of white fun foam behind to make it 'pop' a bit

- stuck the holly and the robin in place using small pieces of thin sticky pad

This really is such a fun set of stamps and dies! Every little detail has been thought of - right down to a little Santa hat stamp with matching die :) The possibilities are endless - although I confess that my very quick and CAS version is practically the same as a sample over at Clearly Besotted :)

I love Clearly Besotted products and do hope that they swing back into production when the New Year is under way. Stephanie, quite wisely, decided to take a breather for a little while when things were becoming unmanageable. I don't think this stamp set is likely to be available again, although there is a pared down version over at Simon Says Stamp called 'Rockin' Robin 2' - along with the matching dies.

At
the end of all of the celebrations I'll do a massive draw session for all the prizes using
the one Mr Linky - which is on the main snippets post HERE - so you do need to
have entered one snippets make over on that post to be in with a chance :)
Maximum of one entry please - to keep things fair for those who may not have time to craft.

Just leave a comment on this post if you would like the chance to win today's prize.

Eeeeeeek! I love this one too! You have so many awesome prizes! I love Clearly Besotted! Your card is sooooo cute! I think these birds could be used all year long! I'm definitely a YES! Thank you so much for all of these prizes! I can't help but be excited!

Hi Miss Di, I have been keeping my eye on the blog watching stunned at how many prizes that you have and they have just kept on coming! Robins were my Gran's favourite to have on a Christmas card and her nieces and nephews frequently sent cards from her homeland of Scotland... you have created a wonderful card so happy and festive... Please count me in for this prize, they are so cute! Have a wonderful week... Megan

Love your super fun Robin card Miss Di. That really is a super set of stamps and dies and will be a fabulous prize for one of the Playmates - but not for me as I couldn't resist temptation and bought these as soon as they were released xx

That song was so popular when I was doing the jitterbug and I loved it then and still do. This is a darling set and it's a shame it might not be continued. Your card is just as cute as can be. I'm sending you happy, healthy wishes for a great 2017 and hope you are doing well. Big hugs to you my friend. And a big yes for that set.

OK, out of all the prizes you've shown us so far this is my absolute favourite! Adorable, funny, versatile - I could go on all day. Plus the song "Rockin Robin" has a fun memory for me, too complicated to go into but it reminds me of a friend and makes me smile. Jane

I don't understand European Robins!!! lol... They look nothing like American Robins and for the longest time whenever I saw someone call an image a Robin on a card, I thought they were ignorant or just plain loony. THOSE AREN'T ROBINS!!! Then I realized that JANIS was the ignorant one!!! Hahahaha!!! Now I have another question abt European Robins, are they "winter" birds for you???? American Robins migrate out of my area in the fall and are considered harbingers of spring when they reappear. Okay...enough abt Robins!

Your card is adorable and so happy, but I am going to say "No, thank you" to this set and let it go to someone who understands these birds!! Ha.<3 J

Hi Janis! The full name for our Robin is Robin Redbreast - although it's the male robin who sports the bright jumper :) They are here all year round and are very much associated with Winter and Christmas when they can become quite tame. We have one little beauty living in our back garden right now. But, they won't share their territory until the mating season in Spring. A jaunty little bird much loved by us British! xx

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I'm Diane (Di to most people), retired and I live in Hampshire, UK. The name Pixie's Crafty Workshop came about because my 'in-house critic' refers to 'The pixie being hard at work' whenever I'm playing with paper or other crafty stuff. And he's right, it's mostly when I should be doing other things :) I've always loved paper crafting - especially using scissors. Aged five and laid up with measles, in a fit of boredom I chopped my fringe right off! If it can be trimmed, then I'll trim it!

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